Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Educational Background • Home-schooled in her early years by her mother • Attended Warren Wilson College; Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Economics after transferring to Reed College Career • Elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington’s 3rd District (2023) • Served on the Underwood Conservation District board (2018) and the Washington State Democratic Party executive committee (2020-2022) • Supports reproductive rights, lowering cost of living, creating and promoting family-wage jobs, energy independence, and lowering the cost of healthcare ; does not support corporate PAC money Personal Information • Met her husband, Dean, while co-managing Reed Bike Co-Op at Reed College • She and her husband have one child and a dog named Uma Furman • She and her family live near Stevenson, Washington, in Skamania County